209503 - Pharmacy Technician

TN United Kingdom; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization committed to patient care as a pharmacy technician. This role involves providing essential pharmaceutical services within the hospital, ensuring accurate and timely supply of medications. You will be part of a dedicated team, contributing to the health and wellbeing of the community. With opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment, this is an excellent chance to advance your career in healthcare. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 days public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical technical services to patients.
• Ensure timely supply of prescriptions and stock to wards.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to organise and prioritise work

Team player

Understanding of hospital pharmacy services

Experience in providing ward stock top-up

Education

National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Dispensary checking or aseptic checking qualification

Continuing Professional Development

Job description

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Client:

NHS Lanarkshire

Location:

East Kilbride, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

The Role

To provide pharmaceutical technical services within all sections of the pharmacy department to patients attending or admitted to the hospital.

To ensure the accurate, efficient and timely supply of discharge / out patient prescriptions, pharmaceutical stock and non-stock supplies to wards and departments.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Dispensary checking or aseptic checking qualification

Continuing Professional Development as detailed by the General Pharmaceutical Council (mandatory requirement)

Experience in providing a ward/department stock top-up

Understanding of hospital pharmacy services

Ability to be trained to carry out aseptic and cytotoxic drug reconstitution / manipulations

Good communication skills both verbal and written

Ability to organise and prioritise work / Team player

Participation in weekend and public holiday working

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Contract type

Fixed term / Secondment for 12 months

Full time

37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in University Hospital Hairmyres

The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

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Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .